


Even more important than the finished project is what I learned from dream swatch. For the first time, I was knitting something for which I didn't have a determined use. It wasn't a bag or a sweater or a sock; it was just a long strip of cloth in a very cool pattern and a dynamite colorway. Dream swatch reminded me of how important it is to let go and just knit - the rest will work itself out. This turned out to be one of my favorite projects of the summer (so far) precisely because it was so different from what I had knit in the past. In having no specific uses, it had many general and functional uses. I ended up giving this dream swatch to a very creative friend of mine - my new coworker. It felt wonderful to be able to give her a gift that was made creatively but also could be used creatively.
I'm thinking of making another one, this time out of this gorgeous silk:
I'll keep you posted on my progress (hehehe). For those interested, you can find the dream swatch head wrap pattern on knit and tonic's website. It's available as a pdf download in the free pattern section. If you'd like to read more about the evolution of the dream swatch, knit and tonic discusses the pattern in her May 8, 2006 entry.
1 comment:
So nice! I need to take a look at that pattern!
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